Reports Report 5405a (Event 5405-2016)
| Observer | |
|---|---|
| Name | Jesse P |
| Experience Level | 3/5 |
| Remarks | I only saw this fireball for maybe a second; it fell behind a house before I could see where it disappeared (I was in a terrible viewing location). I thought that I heard a very distant BOOM sound, however I can't be sure. The meteor had gone behind the house before I heard the sound. I must say though that in the second or so in which I saw this, I was awestruck by its colours and brightness - I had never seen anything even close to that in real life. |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Address | Surrey, British Columbia (CA) |
| Latitude | 49° 4' 13.97'' N (49.070547°) |
| Longitude | 122° 47' 12.87'' W (-122.786907°) |
| Elevation | 12m |
| Time and Duration | |
|---|---|
| Local Date & Time | 2016-12-27 21:40 PST |
| UT Date & Time | 2016-12-28 05:40 UT |
| Duration | ≈1.5s |
| Direction | |
|---|---|
| Moving direction | From up left to down right |
| Descent Angle | 163° |
| Moving | |
|---|---|
| Facing azimuth | 316.07° |
| First azimuth | 316° |
| First elevation | 23° |
| Last azimuth | 318° |
| Last elevation | 13° |
| Brightness and color | |
|---|---|
| Stellar Magnitude | -10 |
| Color | Dark Purple head, Blue and Orange tail, and Light Yellow debris in the tail as well |
| Concurrent Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Delayed Sound | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Unknown |
| Remarks | - |
| Persistent train | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Duration | - |
| Length | - |
| Remarks | - |
| Terminal flash | |
|---|---|
| Observation | No |
| Remarks | - |
| Fragmentation | |
|---|---|
| Observation | Yes |
| Remarks | I saw what seemed like bright mini-meteors (fragments of the fireball) trailing behind the front of the fireball in and behind the tail |